Haughton AFJROTC Narrowly Defeats Pueblo West AJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season Haughton AFJROTC edged out Pueblo West AJROTC 998.5 to 996.1 in the 2023 National Air Rifle New Shooter League. Haughton AFJROTC was led by Layla Briggs who shot a 256.0. The remaining contributing members were Erin Rigsby, Wally Cassel, and Kevin Huffstickler. They are from Haughton, LA, and are coached by Tony Zucco.
Overall Haughton AFJROTC is ranked twentieth. They have a 5 - 1 record.
Snapping a two game win streak Shooting their highest team score of the season Pueblo West AJROTC was led by Olivia Nowak who shot a 262.0. The remaining contributing members were Tara Guardipee, Ryan Roybal, and Kai Chamberlin. Pueblo West AJROTC is from Pueblo West, Uni, and is coached by Matthew Dilcher.
Overall Pueblo West AJROTC is ranked fifteenth. They have a 4 - 2 record.
This coming week Haughton AFJROTC has a bye week. While Pueblo West AJROTC will compete against Pueblo County AJROTC from Pueblo, CO. Pueblo County AJROTC currently has a 3 - 2 record.
These two teams are competing in the National Air Rifle "New Shooter" League. Sponsored by the Orion Scoring System, the league is a national team league exclusive to athletes in their first year of competition. Teams are from high schools and junior rifle clubs throughout the United States. Over 10 weeks each team competes in 8 games. Each week, each team is paired with another team with a near equal skill level.
In each game the teams compete in what is known as a Three-Position Air Rifle match. The match is modeled after Olympic Rifle competitions but adapted to high school age athletes. Each athlete will shoots 10 shots in three different shooting positions, prone, standing, and kneeling. Each shot is worth a maximum of 10.9 points. The sum of points scored in the 30 shots is the athlete's total. The team score is comprised of the best four athletes from each team.
For more information on the league, including complete standings, visit https://www.national-leagues.com/new-shooter
Box Score: http://www.orionresults.com/team/GamePage.aspx?MatchID=1.1.2023030315423913.1
Haughton AFJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=2179
Pueblo West AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=2136
06 - 12 Mar 2023